Oh they're lovely Words. 17, that's a great age for a dog. Is the 17 year old still enjoying his or her walks? Wonderful to see them still going strong at that age.

Where I used to live there was a woman nearby who had a 17 year old dog. They'd be out every day, just for a short walk round the block. The dog was very slow but she'd happily plod along beside her owner and you could see she still enjoyed her walks. She used to wear little boots on her feet because her pads were a bit sensitive.

My dog's coming up to five years now, really hoping we get to grow very old together: I'll be very old too

Smudge the Puppy Dog, AKA Pledge because of his shiny coat. Was still going strong right up to his 14th birthday, died aged 14 and 24 days because his limp that our vet diagnosed as arthritis was actually osteosarcoma, he died 5 days after diagnosis leaving a gaping hole in our lives.

Old dogs are very special and your terrier looks like such a character, I hope she has a good few more walks in her yet.

My funny little Berkeley who passed away last month aged 16. He lived a full and happy life right to the end and even got mistaken for a puppy on one of our last walks Missed more than words can say xxxx